Net migration, annual growth rate in Canada
Canada: Net migration, annual growth rate was -11.5 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Canada, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Canada stood at -11.5 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 170.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Canada peaked at 225.46 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -57.25 % change on previous year, in 1972.
Canada ranks 136th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.47 % change on previous year | -30.13 % change on previous year | 65.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.23 % change on previous year | -57.25 % change on previous year | 225.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.87 % change on previous year | -26.1 % change on previous year | 74.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.78 % change on previous year | -29.69 % change on previous year | 11.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9 % change on previous year | -10.77 % change on previous year | 27.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 % change on previous year | -19.57 % change on previous year | 46.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.13 % change on previous year | -33.81 % change on previous year | 131.3 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 133 Cameroon -10.7 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Zambia -11.1 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Chile -11.32 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Belgium -11.74 % change on previous year compare
- 138 South Africa -12.34 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of -12.7 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 124.1% (2008)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.85 trillion current LCU (2008)
- Net foreign assets 11.25 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Broad money 122.6% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.4% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Official exchange rate 1.4 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 326,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Canada?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Canada was -11.5 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 225.46 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.25 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 170.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.